Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-11

atoms were suspended during two days
Of last week, when the we'll makers had
all they could do to keep their lofty der
rick from going north along with the
wind.
The revival meetings yesterday at, the
NJ. E, church were deeply interesting.
The attendance was large and the readi-
ness of all christian people to work was
gratifying and unusual. Mrs. Caldwell.
the evangelist, is o preacher of rare abiil-
ty and all who same to the church listen
ed to her as If spell bound. She is won-
derfully helped of God. At the service
last night fully twenty souls arose K
pressing a determination to begin the
christian life. The meeting Tonight
will open at 7:45 o'clock. Mrs. Caldwell
will preach and lead the entire service.
The fair, SO long announced, to be
held under the auspicies OF Phil Kesr-
ney post, viii open tomorrow evening
at Grand Army hall. It is to be as COM
plete an entertainment of this nature as
Dakota has ever seen, the most elaborate
preparations having been made for its
success. Out Of, the proceeds the post
expects to purchase q lot and erect q
hall of its own, where its members Will
! have q rallying point they can call their
home. 1t IS hoped the people OF Ianh-
ton will be generous IN their patronage
OF the fair.
In the United States court to-day the
case against John Calombe, charged
with cutting timber on government land,
was tried and the defendant acquitted.
The case Of the United States against
Henry Unruh, charged with buying
cattle from Indians, has also been on
trial to-day and late this afternoon the
argument is 10 progress. j A. Hannard,
incarcerated. six months ago, charged
with selling liquor to Indians, has been
released, the grand jury having been
discharged before the arrivalo f witness
ca, go he was not indicted. The United
States court will probably wind up TO.
morrow.
Parties from Nebraska to-day bring
accounts of the total destruction by
prairie fires Of the home and much of the
property of George Cohl, q we'll to dc
German farmer living near St. James.
and also OF the burning. out of two Other
Nebraska farmers named Lewis and
Nash, living near Harrington. MIR
CohElost his fine residence and its con
tents, q large granery containing 1,0W
! bushels of grain, six hogs, four calve'
r and other live stock. In the house, Mr.
Cohl had some ready cash and note
, which went up in the flames. An item
lied account OF the losses OF the othe
two victims is not at hand.
1t is of interest to the people of Yank
d ton to know positively whether or no
q the boring of 6 new artesian we'll of larg
n capacity has any effect upon existin
It artesian wells drawing their supply fror
the same vein OF water. There is now
process of construction an eight inc
II we'll within a quarter of q mile OF th
b big we'll used to supply he city. LII
intention is TO tap the same vein fror
n which the city well draws it's water.
N the authorities would cause to be take
N an accurate measurement of the flow
$. the city we'll before the new eight Inc
,e well is completed and another aocura'
IF measurement after the new we'll begil
to spout, the question of the effect
oe one we'll upon another can be definite
,ir settled. This would not be difiicu
n One of the reservoirs could be empti'
id and the time occupied in reflling
Ie before and after the new well is col
ks pleted carefully noted. 1T is importa
to know how much of g drain our So
an ~terranean water supply will stand.
is importance to manufacturing interef
d. can hardly be computed in dollars a.
Ell cents.
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